The Key of Destiny

▶ PLAYER
HANDLE: Kitty
CONTACT: fortheteam @ plurk
OVER 18? Yes
CHARACTERS IN-GAME: Wen Ning

▶ CHARACTER
NAME: Roxas
CANON: Kingdom Hearts
CANON POINT: Toward end of Kingdom Hearts 3, after big battle but before final Twilight Town scene
AGE: LOL NOMURA, looks 15-16
BACKGROUND: I'll let the wiki step in here. Trying to explain either Kingdom Hearts or Roxas' backstory requires a doctorate, parenthetical notations and footnotes. His personality section below includes major spoilers for the ending of Kingdom Hearts 3, but I tried to keep things as vague as I could.

PERSONALITY: The compelling theme of Roxas' story is his sense of self and struggles with identity. Roxas was created from Sora's heart and serves as Sora's Nobody, the shell that remains when the heart (soul more or less) and body are separated. But because Sora is only without his heart for a very short time, Roxas manages to remain even after Sora's heart is restored. This allows Roxas the ability to develop his own emotions and personality apart from Sora (something other Nobodies can't do), but his fate is forever connected to Sora.

Roxas starts out much like a zombie with no emotions or understanding of the world but forms a sense of self through his interactions and observations of others. He gradually realizes that he is different from other Nobodies because he can wield a keyblade (because Sora can) and because he lacks a past life. This drives him to question who and what he is. When Organization XIII, which recruited him and promised him a purpose, refuses him these answers, he rebels in order to find them for himself.

Roxas eventually learns the truth that he is not supposed to exist and that he is meant to merge with Sora and become whole. He initially refuses, desperate to believe that he's his own person and not wanting to disappear. "I'm me, nobody else!" "My heart belongs to me!" He fights anyone who tells him to rejoin with Sora. This is made worse by Sora unconsciously asserting his voice through Roxas during interactions with Sora's precious friends, further frustrating Roxas.

But when Roxas finds Sora and sees that he's just like him, he seems to lose his will to fight and allows himself to merge. This acceptance is shaky, however, as he later makes one last attempt to assert himself, challenging Sora within his heart to see if he’s worthy of being them. Sora manages to defeat him, finally winning Roxas over and convincing him to accept his place within him.

After that he seems at peace with being a part of Sora, often referring to Sora as "me." Until Sora surprises him by insisting that Roxas is his own person during a dream encounter. This gives Roxas enough confidence to share his memories with Sora, once more proving that Roxas existed. It's this connection that eventually leads to Sora finding a way to bring Roxas back to existence.

An equally important part of Roxas' ongoing struggles with self is that while he comes from Sora, he actually comes from two different hearts. Sora's heart is shared by Ventus, who looks exactly like Roxas. Roxas has a brief encounter with Ventus in Kingdom Hearts 3, where they exchange a quick look, suggesting Roxas' identity issues are not quite over.

As alluded above, another defining aspect of Roxas is his rebellious nature. He hates being told what to do unless it's by someone he respects and although he starts out obedient, he soon begins to question orders he doesn't understand and act according to his own feelings. He kept the fact that Xion couldn't summon a keyblade for a while a secret from the Organization and instead did her tasks for her. Even his challenge for Sora's heart showcases his instinctive need to rebel against his fate. He isn't afraid to take on people who should have authority over him and will fight indiscriminately if he believes he's been wronged, down to being ready to challenge Organization XIII's leader. This rebellious nature can cause him to lash out against his friends if he gets upset, as seen in his harsh dismissal of his best friend, Axel, when he believes Axel is keeping things from him.

Tied into this is his fiery temper when provoked. Roxas can be quick to anger when he's frustrated/upset, and this anger manifests in a brutal fashion. He continuously assaults the computer operating a simulated world that once trapped him and even tries to attack the people telling him to return to Sora. When people threaten his friends, he's not afraid to shut them down or go at them. Other people often comment that Roxas should share some of his anger with Sora.

Love for his friends is another major factor in who Roxas is. Friendship probably means more to him than most people because the concept of friendship is the first thing he experiences in his life, having no family. While his understanding of friendship starts out basic in terms of sharing ice cream together, it slowly evolves to the point where he can insist on honesty among friends and later cry over losing Xion. His feelings for his friends are strong enough to affect Sora, causing him to cry over Roxas missing his friends and even speaking through Sora to Xion when she's in distress.

Roxas is fiercely protective and loyal to his friends. He challenges people who speak badly about them, as he does when Saix calls Xion a "thing." He also hangs onto memories of friends that were only digital representations because those memories are real to him. His love for his friends literally gives him strength. It's his devastation over Axel's death that gives him the will to assert himself enough to challenge Sora for his heart and his need to save his friends that allows him to return to existence (with help of a spare body) in Kingdom Hearts 3.

The final notable aspect of Roxas is his curiosity. Because he so recently came into existence, Roxas constantly asks questions about how things work and seeks out perspectives from everyone he talks to. He enjoys exploring strange mysteries, as he does with his Twilight Town friends, and he's willing to take risks to get his answers. Roxas is the character most concerned with understanding what Nobodies actually are.

POWERS/ABILITIES:
Keyblade Dual-Wielding: Roxas can summon a keyblade but unlike other keyblade users, he is a dual-wielder (meaning he uses two keyblades at the same time) and basically a powerhouse. His keyblades of choice are Oathkeeper and Oblivion. His intensity when fighting gives him the highest attack modifier in Kingdom Hearts 3 at 20. Roxas has incredible endurance and has shown the ability to quickly regain consciousness after being knocked out in combat.

Light: As a Nobody, he has the attribute of light and can harness light into devastating attacks. He can glide at super fast speeds and control 13 sword-shaped shields of light energy which connect to form a laser array. He can levitate his keyblades in the air and whirl and spin them rapidly for attacks or defense, even creating a ring of damage just by twirling them in a circle.

Limit Breaks: Event Horizon (one keyblade) and Magic Hour (two keyblades). Event Horizon transforms Roxas' keyblade into a sword of light to rapidly slash at enemies. The Final Limit causes him to summon pillars of light which fire in all directions. Magic Hour causes Roxas to leap into the air and summon large pillars of light to hammer the battlefield. In the Final Limit, the pillars of light intensify and grow larger.

Magic: He is proficient in the use of all Kingdom Hearts 1 elemental spells (Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Graviga, Aeroga, Curaga, Stopga), if he feels like using them.

Physical Abilities: All of Sora's Kingdom Hearts 1 move sets (with the exception of Zantetsuken since that's obtained after Hollow Bastion) and the ability to literally run up buildings.

Dark Corridors: As a Nobody, he can also theoretically still traverse worlds through Dark Corridors, but he won't be able to use them to escape Prismatica.

INVENTORY:
- (2) Keyblade in form of Oathkeeper and Oblivion
- (1) Twilight Town outfit set including bracelet and ring
- (1) Thalassa Shell

MOONBLESSING: Sanguis

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